Date: 3/29/26 6:18 pm
From: Thomas Filip <thomasfilip0660...>
Subject: Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch (29 Mar 2026) 50 Raptors
*Tussey Mountain Hawk WatchState College, Pennsylvania, USADaily Raptor
Counts: Mar 29, 2026SpeciesDay's CountMonth TotalSeason TotalBlack
Vulture000 Turkey Vulture3189110 Osprey266 Bald Eagle35760 Northern
Harrier034 Sharp-shinned Hawk13134 Cooper's Hawk11313 American Goshawk000
Red-shouldered Hawk02223 Broad-winged Hawk000 Red-tailed Hawk10116122
Rough-legged Hawk011 Golden Eagle0192201 American Kestrel21414 Merlin022
Peregrine Falcon000 Unknown Accipitrine002 Unknown Buteo011 Unknown
Falcon011 Unknown Eagle023 Unknown Raptor011 Total:50551598Observation
start time: 08:15:00 Observation end time: 16:30:00 Total observation time:
8.17 hoursOfficial CounterThomas FilipObservers: Nick
BolgianoWeather:Mostly cloudy and S wind in the morning, later mostly sunny
and SSW winds in the afternoon, generally at 6-10mph throughout the day. It
warmed up quickly from 6.0℃ in the morning to 30.2℃ in the afternoon.Raptor
Observations:No GOEA spotted today.*




*Other migrating raptors include 2 OSPR, 3 BAEA, 10 RTHA, 1 SSHA, 1 COHA,
31 TUVU, and 2 AMKE. The morning was rather slow with just a few raptors
before noon. Raptor activity picked up after the clouds cleared around
13:00 with a short surge in activity between 15:00-16:00. TUVU activity
seems to be picking up. 31 is the high count of the season so
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*A single COME flew over the ridge in the morning and at the end of the day
8 distant RBGU were seen. Passerine activity was low today with just 1 TRES
and 1 AGOL flyover.Predictions:Mostly cloudy the whole day with low SW
winds in the morning shifting to moderate SSW in the afternoon. Tomorrow
may be a slow day unless the clouds clear. The afternoon will probably be
our best chance at seeing any raptors.------------------------------Report
submitted by Thomas Filip ()Tussey Mountain Hawk Watch information may be
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